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2015-03-17T19:24:47-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #512 Anthony Doyle / March 27, 2014

Last updated on: March 17, 2015 at 7:24 pm By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Anthony Doyle- Silence. Anthony Doyle refused to speak in his final moments. Will we remember the silence that we caused? In the silence of Anthony Doyle, I invite you to experience the silence caused by capital punishment: Silence. Amen. Read more

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2015-03-17T18:56:50-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #511 Ray Jasper / March 19, 2014

Last updated on: March 17, 2015 at 6:56 pm By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Ray Jasper: “…stay strong and faithful to God.” Sometimes we deny our own strength. Unbeknownst to us, God has placed deep reservoirs of strength within every person. Upon the culmination of many hard years on death row, Ray Jasper knew about these reservoirs. In encouraging faithfulness to God, Jasper wanted everyone to know the source of his strength. For Jasper, God and... Read more

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2015-03-15T23:30:29-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #510 Suzanne Basso / February 5, 2014

Last updated on: March 15, 2015 at 11:30 pm By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Suzanne Basso- Silence. Suzanne Basso refused to speak. Have you ever wondered why women are consistently silenced? I invite you to ponder the oppression of women around the world in the silence of Suzanne Basso. Silence. Amen. Read more

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2015-03-15T01:35:58-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #509 Edgar Tamayo / January 22, 2014

Last updated on: March 15, 2015 at 1:35 am By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Edgar Tamayo- Silence. Mexican national Edgar Tamayo decided to remain silent during his execution. After looking back at other cases, I realized that a considerable amount of persons being executed in Texas that have remained silent are from Mexico. I have to believe that Mexicans exercising silence in the execution chamber is emblematic or an expression of the oppression faced by Mexicans... Read more

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2015-03-14T00:35:19-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #508 Jerry Martin / December 3, 2013

Last updated on: March 14, 2015 at 12:35 am By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Jerry Martin- “God is the ultimate judge” Why do we worry so much about the opinions of others? If God is the judge, then none of the finite opinions floating around us matter. Our job is to please God not humanity. In his last words, Jerry Martin wanted everyone to know that he feared God more than the judgments of humanity. Do... Read more

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2015-03-14T00:01:28-06:00

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Border Blindness

Last updated on: March 14, 2015 at 12:01 am By Jeff Hood

I graduated from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2009. Though I have kept only a small portion of the theology, I still occasionally read material from people I knew there. Earlier today, I came across an article by my old ethics professor Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission President Dr. Russell D. Moore entitled, Left Behind in America: Following Christ after the Culture Wars. For a second, I resisted reading the article. Some old wounds take a... Read more

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2015-03-12T22:55:15-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #507 Jamie McCoskey / November 12, 2013

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 10:55 pm By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Jamie McCoskey- “And if this takes the pain away, so be it.” While in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus kept asking God if there was any other way to take the pain away. Jamie McCoskey used similar words. There is something divine about giving our bodies to others. Though McCoskey didn’t have a choice of whether or nor to die, he wanted... Read more

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2015-03-12T01:05:44-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #506 Michael Yowell / October 9, 2013

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 1:05 am By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Michael Yowell- “I love you.” The world is complicated. Evil and love mix on the inside and outside of every person. Michael Yowell was no different. Though he was a confessed killer, Yowell spent his final moments telling his children that he loved them. Who are we to say that the love of a killer isn’t just as salvific as the love... Read more

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2015-03-11T00:34:19-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #505 Arturo Diaz/ September 26, 2013

Last updated on: March 11, 2015 at 12:34 am By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Arturo Diaz- “I have no hate for you.” Are there people out there that you simply can’t stand? Do you think you could keep from hating someone who was actively trying to kill you? In the midst of a room full of his executioners, Arturo Diaz declared, “I have no hate for you.” What would it look like to live your life... Read more

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2015-03-10T22:53:00-06:00

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Manuel Vasquez Deserves to Die

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:53 pm By Jeff Hood

If the wages of sin is death, then Manuel Vasquez deserves to die over and over. A member of the Texas Mexican Mafia, Vasquez strangled Juanita Ybarra to death with a telephone chord over illegal unpaid drug taxes. One prior conviction involved the beating of a man who died after his body was set on fire. During the sentencing phase of his trial, prosecutors provided evidence that Vasquez was involved in at least two other murders. To make it plain,... Read more

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